Chelsea make the journey to Ipswich for our subsequent Premier League sport on Monday evening this week because the busy festive interval continues and we play our last match of 2024.
After two poor performances for my part, we have to see a little bit of a bounce again on this sport, nevertheless it’s not going to be simple regardless of the house aspect being nearly a lifeless cert for relegation at this level and to drop proper again right down to the championship which let’s be sincere, is their stage.
Those that watched Arsenal beat Ipswich on Friday evening will know precisely what to anticipate. It will likely be a excessive possession sport once more for Chelsea, and Ipswich will likely be searching for that smash and seize, precisely what Fulham did to us in our final match and what Everton tried to do too.
Ipswich decreased Arsenal to 13 makes an attempt on their aim, with 5 of them being heading in the right direction. In addition they had 69% possession. Ipswich had an abysmal simply 3 makes an attempt on Arsenal’s aim, which is totally horrible.
I anticipate to see the a lot of the identical actually on Monday evening and the onus will likely be on Chelsea to create and end probabilities, which we completely needs to be doing in opposition to this aspect.
Liam Delap has a aim in him, we all know that, and he will likely be auditioning straight in entrance of Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on this sport. The Italian paid Delap some massive compliments final evening. However the Chelsea goal goes to must feed off scraps, even when he will get these to be sincere. His job will likely be to chase and problem from the entrance, however I don’t anticipate that to be too intense of a press.
Chelsea are severely trying into signing Delap and as reported some weeks again now on right here, contact has been made to each participant and membership from Chelsea as an preliminary enquiry. His membership clearly don’t need to promote him in January, however for the summer time he’s 100% a striker excessive on Chelsea’s record of targets.
Chelsea have been scouting him this season nevertheless it’s so robust for him as a result of he’s combating a shedding battle taking part in for such a poor aspect and will get to see hardly any of the ball.
Let’s be sincere, Chelsea must be going there and getting all three factors on Monday evening regardless. And I imagine we’ll too.
I’d anticipate to see some adjustments and we may see Noni Madueke return to the beginning lineup after some poorer performances from Jadon Sancho specifically, and even Pedro Neto within the Fulham sport. Madueke has been punished for a string of behaviour associated incidents and never placing sufficient effort in to coaching, however Maresca confirmed that he has taken the punishment properly and I don’t foresee any additional squad omissions for now.
Tosin Adarabioyo was poor within the final sport however I believe will go once more for this one within the continued absence of Wesley Fofana. The remaining I feel picks itself till we get extra of our injured gamers again.
I really hope all my feedback about Delap having to feed off scraps don’t come again to chew me, however that’s on us. We’ve to interrupt them down and rating, and I need to see extra concepts and plans to try this this sport. Maresca must step up a bit right here too.
